Hell in a Cell: 3 reasons why Roman Reigns should win

2. The RAW babyface roster is thin

If Strowman were to win the title from Reigns on Sunday, who would Strowman feud with after Reigns gets his obligatory rematch? Finn Balor? Strowman flattened him with relative ease two weeks ago. Seth Rollins? Maybe, but he’s the Intercontinental Champion right now. Dean Ambrose? Bobby Lashley? A returning Bray Wyatt? An NXT call-up?

Outside of those options, WWE doesn’t have a lot of viable babyface challengers ready to face Strowman should he win the championship at Hell in a Cell. Granted, the situation isn’t nearly as dire as it is in other promotions (*cough* Impact *cough*), but once you get past The Shield, the list of tecnicos that could realistically beat Strowman for the belt is virtually nonexistent.

To be fair, the names mentioned above could have some interesting feuds and matches with Strowman for several months (he presumably wouldn’t have to defend the title at Survivor Series if WWE goes the brand supremacy route with that show again), but Reigns could face many of those same opponents as well as RAW’s top heels and he would probably have better matches with them too.

As it stands, the RAW roster is better suited with Reigns as the Universal Champion. That’s a good thing, mainly because…